Helpful Hp Websites; Getting Started - HP P2000 Deployment Manual

Helpful HP websites

HP support: http://www.hp.com/support
HP storage: http://www.hp.com/go/storage
HP BladeSystem:
HP BladeSystem technical resources (user documents, white papers, and support documents):
http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation
HP BladeSystem components:
c-class-components.html
HP Smart Array P71 1m SAS Controller:
HP Smart Array P712m SAS Controller:
HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch:
HP P2000 G3 MSA Systems:
HP D2700: http://www.hp.com/go/D2000
Tape Storage & Media website:
Tape Autoloaders)

Getting started

To help you successfully deploy this solution in your environment, be sure to do the following:
Locate a workstation with a CD-ROM drive and access to the Internet, for reading
component-specific user documents from the CD or HP website associated with the component.
Prepare the site for the power and cooling needs of the solution and its components. (See the
user documents for your c-Class BladeSystem Enclosure.)
Obtain copies of user documents for all devices in your solution. At minimum, HP strongly
recommends obtaining the documents that are specifically referenced in this guide. See
"Documents referred to in this guide" (page
Review the QuickSpecs for the Smart Array SAS controller, SAS blade switch, and SAS storage
enclosures to make sure that your planned configuration, including number of servers, is
supported.
Identify all of the components you plan to deploy in the solution, whether newly arrived and
in boxes or already installed and in use.
Use worksheets in this guide to record important information about your solution and its
components. Device and system information recorded in these worksheets may be needed
when initially installing and configuring the solution, and will be helpful for troubleshooting
purposes. Because the number of devices differ for each deployment, print or copy pages as
needed. See
Plan to update firmware on all devices in the solution. Devices in the solution must run tested
and compatible versions of firmware. For more information about managing the firmware
interdependencies between HP BladeSystem c-Class components, see
solution devices" (page
http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/components/
http://www.hp.com/go/p71 1m
http://www.hp.com/go/p712m
http://www.hp.com/go/6gbsasbl
http;//www.hp.com/go/p2000
http://www.hp.com/go/tape
"Device worksheets" (page
46).
(under Business Class Libraries or
7).
66).
"Updating firmware on
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